Finance Assistant

Job Description

A leading maritime agency are currently looking for a finance assistant to join its finance department. The selected candidate shall be performing general accounting functions, as well as providing clerical and administrative support to the administration and finance department.

Job Description:

Responsible for the office petty cash payments/reconciliations and maintaining proper records at all times;

Responsible for all foreign currency cash accounts and ensuring all is in order at all times, providing regular reconciliations in order to ensure tallying of monies in till;

Maintaining the creditors ledger, posting up all supplier's invoices, reconciling suppliers statement of account and preparing a creditors list on a monthly basis for approval for settlement by the Finance Manager;

Filing of suppliers’ documents;

Preparing bank deposits and liaising with the bank on general matters, responsible for effecting swift transfers to suppliers;

Responsible for the distribution of department incoming post;

Posting of all office general overheads and providing reports to the Finance Manager on the breakdown summary of such overheads;

Provides backup support when necessary to the credit control function;

Maintaining bunker vessel accounts and the processing of their disbursement on a timely basis;

Other general departmental duties and ad hoc reports as requested by the Finance manager from time to time.

Job Requirements:

A- level standard of education/ Initial stages of ACCA

Must be methodical, accurate and attentive to detail.

Must be numerically competent

Able to organize and plan work to ensure that priorities and deadlines are met.